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Must theatre be so dire? Thoughts on the “unworthy scaffold”

If 'art est celare artem' (true art is to conceal art), then theatre is pretty poor art. You ain't fooling me into thinking that's a storm.
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Fashion trends: The illusion of choice

Our fashion choices emphasise how our individual styles are limited by the available market, and what fashion magazines and brands declare as ‘in style’.
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Art as protest on university campuses

CW: rape. This week, Cornell University has made headlines as prosecutors reopened an investigation into...
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The legacy of the caricature

That the ‘In Memoriam’ section of the 2026 Academy Awards is going to be a serious tear-jerker was solidified by the passing of Dolly Parton and Tim Curry over two consecutive days.
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God, silence and plant porn

Cherwell talks to conceptual artist-cum-philosopher Jonathon Keats about life, the universe and everything

Not your average park and bark

Chris Graham chases down Oxford’s leading opera company

Curtains Up: The Red and The Black

Cherwell previews a new adaptation of Stendhal's novel.

Raoul’s Recipes 2: The Mojito

Jack guides us through making the perfect Mojito Cocktail

Street Style: The Oxford Way

Cherwell Fashion take to the streets of Oxford to find the city's most stylishly dressed

Review: Stop Making Sense

Alistair Smout revisits the iconic Talking Heads concert movie

A little work never hurt Cherwell

Cherwell goes behind the scenes on some of Oxford’s best loved jobs.

A mos(t) amusing man

Helen Pye chats with Stephen K. Amos about Edinburgh, student life and making people happy.

Shark Tales Episode 1

Cherwell investigates Oxford's nightlife

Raoul’s Recipes 1: The Cosmopolitan

Learn to make the perfect Cosmopolitan

Curtains Up: The Zoo Story

Cherwell previews the upcoming production of Edward Albee's 'The Zoo Story'

Chris Graham conducts the Oxford Philomusica

Our rookie conductor takes the podium to lead Oxford's finest symphony orchestra

Preview: The Seagull

Cherwell previews the upcoming production of Chekhov's 'The Seagull'. Featuring interviews with the cast and director.

Diary of a Cherwell Girl

Our weekly blog explores the importance of fashion blogging and reveals this week's picks.

Syrian Food: Lifting the Veil

Rebecca Holdsworth travels to Syria to investigate the culinary capital of the Arabic world.

Interview: Bourgeois and Maurice

Cherwell is intrigued by this bizarre neo-cabaret double act.

Romantic Moderns

Cherwell meets the author of Romantic Moderns, Alexandra Harris

Through the medium of belief

Helen Pye talks sabotage, spirit guides and psychic-seeking clergy with Derek Acorah

Time to face the Philomusica

Chris Graham takes to the podium to conduct Oxford's finest symphony orchestra

Interview: Christopher Hitchens

Cherwell shares a taxi ride with the outspoken, eloquent polemicist.
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